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The MVS Group, a distribution partner for Inmarsat’s high-speed satellite-based Regional BGAN service, has sold 1,000 terminals for the service and expects Regional BGAN to triple its own commercial sales...

KVH Industries [KVHI] will unveil its TracVision A5 in-motion satellite TV antenna on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 4- 1/2 inch high TracVision in-motion satellite...

STMicroelectronics [STM], a supplier of set-top box and MPEG decoder chips, recently shipped its 100 millionth MPEG-2 device to set-top box manufacturers, company officials said. ST’s chips are used in...

The promotion of James Frownfelter to the post of chief operating officer at PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] is aimed at allowing CEO Joseph Wright to focus on growing the company’s revenues....

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF], a satellite networking technology company, reported a “significant increase” in its order backlog when it released its latest quarterly results Monday. The gains are a...

WildBlue Communications Inc. appears locked in to begin commercial service in 2004 after finalizing a $154 million financing package from key strategic partners. As reported in a front page SATELLITE...

A speedy industry recovery from a dismal 2002 is not expected anytime soon. The outlook is for modest improvement in the economy and in business prospects during the year. Satellite...

Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] is sacrificing a big portion of the ownership stake of its existing shareholders in a planned $450 million restructuring that will gain the company about...

Companies increasingly seem open to using alternative technologies to serve their customers. The latest example is Atlanta-based Southern LINC, a wireless communications service from Southern Company [SO]. Southern LINC recently...

Termination of the proposed merger between DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] ended another chapter in the competitive landscape of the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry. Many now...